Mutalai, Muṭalai, Mutaḷai, Mūṭalai: 2 definitions
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Mutalai means something in biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mutalai in India is the name of a plant defined with Sesbania bispinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coronilla aculeata Willd., nom. superfl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· North American Flora (1924)
· Illustrations of the Botany � of the Himalayan Mountains (1833)
· Nomenclator Botanicus. (1841)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1806)
· Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum Exhibentia Ephemerides sive Observationes Historias et Experimenta (1770)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
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Languages of India and abroad
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMuṭalai (முடல�) noun probably from முடங்க�-. [mudangu-.]
1. Ball, globe; உருண்ட�. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [urundai. (pingalagandu)]
2. Twist in the fibre, as of firewood; முறுக்கு. முடல� விறகின� [murukku. mudalai viragin] (மணிமேகல [manimegalai] 16, 26).
3. Roughness; முருடு. (திவா.) [murudu. (thiva.)]
4. Wen, tubercle, excrescence; கழலை. (அகராதி நிகண்ட�) [kazhalai. (agarathi nigandu)]
5. Hardness of heart; மனவன்ம�. நன்றுணரா ரா� முடல� முழுமக்கள் [manavanmai. nanrunara raya mudalai muzhumakkal] (பழமொழி [pazhamozhi] 25).
6. Large pincers; பெருங்குறட�. (அகராதி நிகண்ட�) [perunguradu. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Muṭalai (முடல�) noun cf. முடை. [mudai.] Bad smell, as of flesh; புலால் நாற்றம�. முடல� யாக்கையின் [pulal narram. mudalai yakkaiyin] (ஞானாமிர்தம� [gnanamirtham] 23, 5).
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Muṭalai (முடல�) noun (பிȨகலகண்ட� [pingalagandu])
1. cf. மிடல�. [midal.] Strength; வல�. [vali.]
2. Greatness; பெருமை. [perumai.]
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Mutalai (முதல�) noun cf. ܲī. [Malayalam: mutala.] Crocodile; நீர்வாழும் பிராணிவக�. நெடும்புனலுள� வெல்லு முதல� [nirvazhum piranivagai. nedumbunalul vellu muthalai] (திருக்குறள� [thirukkural], 495).
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Mutalai (முதல�) noun < முதல�. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [muthal. (pingalagandu)]
1. Quill of a feather; இறகின் அடிக்குருந்த�. [iragin adikkurunthu.]
2. Prickly sesban. See செங்கிடை. [sengidai.]
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Mutaḷai (முதள�) noun
1. See முதலை�. [ܳٳ¹.] (W.)
2. See முதலைப� பூண்டு. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராத�) [muthalaip pundu. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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Mūṭalai (மூடல�) noun < மூடம�. [mudam.] Lack of sense; மதிகேட�. மூடலையாதவன� காரணமென்னை [mathigedu. mudalaiyathavan karanamennai] (நீலகேச� [nilagesi], 380).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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